City vs city

Bellingham vs Lynden, WA

Lynden currently scores 2 points higher overall than Bellingham, with the largest gap in flood.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Bellingham

19/100

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Lynden

21/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; other factors describe baseline exposure. The overall score blends different hazards and is not a probability of damage. Read the scoring methodology and sources.

Overall

Bellingham: 19/100 · Lynden: 21/100

Lynden is 2 points higher.

Flood

Bellingham: 25/100 · Lynden: 41/100

Lynden is 16 points higher.

Bellingham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Lynden: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Bellingham: 7/100 · Lynden: 7/100

No gap.

Bellingham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lynden: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Bellingham: 1/100 · Lynden: 1/100

No gap.

Bellingham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Lynden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Bellingham: 0/100 · Lynden: 0/100

No gap.

Bellingham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lynden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Bellingham: 0/100 · Lynden: 0/100

No gap.

Bellingham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lynden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Bellingham: Unavailable · Lynden: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Bellingham: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Lynden: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Bellingham: 47/100 · Lynden: 43/100

Bellingham is 4 points higher.

Bellingham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Lynden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Bellingham: 16/100 · Lynden: 13/100

Bellingham is 3 points higher.

Bellingham: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Lynden: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.